Which event led to the deposition of Abdul Hamid II in 1909?
31 March Incident
Young Turk Revolution
Armenian Uprising
Balkan Crisis
Answer
The 31 March Incident in 1909 led to the deposition of Abdul Hamid II. Unionist forces from the Committee of Union and Progress, a secret revolutionary Young Turks organization, forced him to abdicate after he attempted to reassert his absolutism.
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